RIDERS RE-SIGN TWO, TRADE A KICKER
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced today international defensive back Tristan Jackson and national linebacker Kevin Regimbald have signed extensions to remain with the team. As per club policy, details of the contracts were not released.
Jackson (5’8 – 185) will remain in Green and White for his fifth season and eighth in the CFL. The Central Arkansas product spent three years with the Edmonton Eskimos before being acquired by the Riders in March, 2011. He re-signed with the team as a free agent in August, 2013.
Last season the 28-year-old started 18 regular season games at cornerback where he totaled 47 defensive tackles, six knockdowns, and tied for the team lead with four interceptions. He also led the league in kickoff return yards with 954 and missed field goal return yards with 267; including a 111 yard return for a touchdown. Jackson’s 1,531 total return yards were also a league high.
Regimbald (6’1 – 225) will return for his third year in the CFL. The Riders originally selected the Quebec native in the 5th round (35th overall) of the 2012 Draft before he joined the team in 2013 for his first season.
Last season, the 27-year-old played eight regular season games, registering six special teams tackles, before suffering a season ending knee injury. Through his first two seasons the University of Sherbrooke product has registered 10 special teams tackles in 14 regular season games.
Both players were eligible to become free agents on February 10th.
• The Riders also announced they have agreed to trade the rights of national kicker John Mark to the Ottawa Redblacks in exchange for a conditional 2016 CFL Draft pick.
Jackson is a great signing – a fast player both on defense and on special teams. Still young and with lots of experience.
Excellent signings.
Very Nice !!!!!
Trade the rights to Mark?? That's about par for the course with these bunch of clowns.
Mark would have been a free agent tomorrow. Why would he sign in a place that has two vet kickers already?
Par for the course for with the 'Fan' clowns.
Mark was going to be a FA tomorrow – for whatever reason, he chose not to sign in Saskatchewan… must be a Calgary thing ??? Taman did the best he could under difficult circumstances….at least he got "something" for him
Yeah, winning Grey Cups sucks. Ass!
What's so great about Mark that you're bitter? What do you know that Riders management apparently does not? Another one of those know it all's!
Don't worry everybody!! Noodle leg to the rescue!!
Got our tickets to the game. Will be back at Sunlife by then. 14 of us from Sunlife will be there. Great price. Where are you doing the show from ….the same place as the pregame hosted bt Gretz? We were also wondering how they know who the first 350 are?
If I'm a friend of yours, do I get to come on and talk sports with you too claiming to be an insider?
Over to the other guys…goodnight!
Why would have Mark become a free agent tomorrow? The Riders drafted him and he went back to school. Wouldn’t the Riders hold onto his rights until they release him? Or do the Riders not have enough room on their 80/90 (or whatever # it is) offseason roster to hold him?
so jackson is going up to fort mac to work in the oil patch for a month. i would hope the company hes with hasnt laid anyone off recently with all the belt tightening going on in that industry.
Great to see them lock up T-Jack, he always seems to get overlooked.
I think he has been a very solid contributor the last few years…and for a couple of those we brought him back in half way through after cutting him initially!
Welcome back Tristan, Go Riders!
Dustin in Regina